Who's Behind The Man In The Moon?

  

They say behind every good man

Is a great woman.

Then I must ask a simple question.

Who’s behind man in the moon?

Something so powerful

Must have a love to guide it

Through the clouds

Keeping it company

When no one is around

And giving it strength

To keep on lighting the way.

Yet when I look into the night

All I see is it surrounded by darkness

Doing it’s best not to feel

So used and alone

While all the stars keep their distance

And earth is nothing more then a job.

Could that really be the moon's destiny

Or am I looking at a reflection of me?

Reviews

[Passion for Literature]

WOW...a very creative poem...to take an imaginary figure and apply a familar quote...your word choice is impeccable and your state of mind when writing is amazingly artistic...this poem displays your depth of thinking...the parallel you create between something as vast as the cosmos and human relationships reflects an intensity in your thoughts

"Must have a love to guide it
Through the clouds
Keeping it company
When no one is around
And giving it strength
To keep on lighting the way."...this is beautifully expressed

your title is very original which captured my attention and your use of language compliments the title very nicely...A VERY WELL WRITTEN POEM!


some cultures do believe a woman appears in the moon...depending on the moon's brightness there are 2 images...an old woman carrying sticks and a profile of a woman wearing a jeweled pendant...of course, it is the shadow of the craters that reflect these images....also, the Chinese believe there is a goddess of the moon or "a woman who lives on the moon"...as a matter of fact, Chang'e (not sure I spelled that right?) was mentioned by Apollo 11 before their landing

[poetforlife]

I loved this and I never thought of it that way. It's a nice retrospect of space and time. I really love it!

[Spoken]

The end puts a great spin on the poem. Maybe the woman is the sun and they live in opposites not yet having the chance to meet? A wonderful look at ones self through the moon!

[Gandré]

oh Dale !! I adore this... this is a favorite poem... great how this speaks to me... I love your romantic poetry !! yes, you are looking at a reflection of you. How did you know? ha ha Loved the scheme.

[ape domenigoni]

Wow this is very deep and powerful...I love it. I've never thought of it in that way and I do feel like that a lot. I guess a lot of us do...very nice :)